<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>PTPI Blog &#187; Community Chapters</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blog.ptpi.org/tag/community-chapters/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blog.ptpi.org</link>
	<description>The PTPI Blog aims to provide a place to share our members&#039; stories.  They inspire us and they will inspire others.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:02 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator>
		<item>
		<title>A Note from Regina and Ernest Walti</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/21/a-note-from-regina-and-ernest-walti/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/21/a-note-from-regina-and-ernest-walti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From Our Members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Chapters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Typical People to People:  We meet one another any time and any place.  About twenty years ago, at a PTPI conference in America, we met Marsha Wallace, an active, engaged and engaging PTPI member from Los Angeles, with a heartwarming and unforgetable laugh, and exceptional generosity. We were reminded of 1996, when a Russian group [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/21/a-note-from-regina-and-ernest-walti/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>PTPI&#8217;s 2010 EHI to Peru</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/24/ptpis-2010-ehi-to-peru/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/24/ptpis-2010-ehi-to-peru/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 22:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Travel Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Our Members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Chapters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humanitarian Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peru]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=877</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So what is a PTPI EHI?  EHI stands for Educational and Humanitarian Initiative, and describes PTPI&#8217;s unique travel programs that are designed to provide a more complete understanding of another culture through travel and firsthand experiences.  Each EHI includes humanitarian projects and an array of opportunities to learn more about a country&#8217;s: People History Economy [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/24/ptpis-2010-ehi-to-peru/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Combined Efforts = Continued Success</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/19/combined-efforts-continued-success/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/19/combined-efforts-continued-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 21:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Changing the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Chapters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congressman Ike Skelton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Sinise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humanitarian Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Dan Band]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operation International Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Chapters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=862</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Working together, members and supporters of PTPI have provided hundreds of thousands of School Supply Kits and other items to children in parts of the world such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa and the Philippines.  And we&#8217;ve been doing so for years!  Here&#8217;s news of our most recent combined efforts on behalf of Operation International Children [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/19/combined-efforts-continued-success/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Global Youth Murals&#8230;On Tour!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/22/global-youth-murals-on-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/22/global-youth-murals-on-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Changing the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Chapters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Youth Murals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School and Classroom Program]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=750</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard of PTPI&#8217;s Global Youth Murals?  A School and Classroom Program project, they are created by students (grade levels K-12) all over the world.  They are simply amazing and we are proud to display them within our office, at local galleries and on an online gallery&#8230;yet we wanted to provide more people with [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/22/global-youth-murals-on-tour/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Haiti: How You Can Help</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/01/22/haiti-how-you-can-help/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/01/22/haiti-how-you-can-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Changing the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Chapters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humanitarian Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Partners in Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Chapters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The people of Haiti continue to remain in our hearts.  It is vital that we do not forget the tremendous need that exists and will continue to exist for weeks to come. We have spoken with members who are well informed of the situation in Haiti and they were able to advise on the most [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/01/22/haiti-how-you-can-help/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Note from Manel Diallo</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/01/13/a-note-from-manel-diallo/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/01/13/a-note-from-manel-diallo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From Our Members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Chapters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humanitarian Projects]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=596</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mbaty Ba, age 109, lives in the village of Keur Mbaye Peul, Senegal.  To show the rest of the world the respect and admiration given to elders in their country, the members of PTPI&#8217;s Senegal Chapter embarked on a humanitarian visit to see Mbaty on December 26, 2009.  Chapter President Manel Diallo wrote to tell [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/01/13/a-note-from-manel-diallo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Notes from Our Chapters in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/11/25/notes-from-our-chapters-in-pakistan/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/11/25/notes-from-our-chapters-in-pakistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From Our Members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Chapters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gojra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humanitarian Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Below are notes from two PTPI Chapters, one in Islamabad, Pakistan and the other in Punjab, Pakistan. From Islamabad: (In August 2009, houses of Christian residents were set on fire in the town of Gojra, Pakistan. Learn more at BBC News.) PTPI&#8217;s Islamabad, Pakistan Chapter (Capital Chapter) visited those affected on Monday, 31 August, 2009. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/11/25/notes-from-our-chapters-in-pakistan/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Note from June Malina</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/11/23/a-note-from-june-malina/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/11/23/a-note-from-june-malina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From Our Members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Chapters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Jean Eisenhower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mongolia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Dwight D. Eisenhower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=488</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[June Malina is a member of PTPI&#8217;s Washington, DC (National Capital Area) Chapter.  In September 2009 she traveled to Mongolia where she met with PTPI&#8217;s Darkhan, Mongolia Chapter.  Darkhan is Mongolia’s second largest city after Ulaanbaatar (the capital) with a population of 100,000,  and is a 3.5 hour bus ride from Ulaanbaatar. I had an [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/11/23/a-note-from-june-malina/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Note from PTPI&#8217;s Wilmington, Delaware (USA) Chapter</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/10/27/a-note-from-ptpis-wilmington-delaware-usa-chapter/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/10/27/a-note-from-ptpis-wilmington-delaware-usa-chapter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From Our Members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Chapters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power Up Gambia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PTPI&#8217;s Wilmington, Delaware Chapter held their 25th Anniversary Gala on October 17, 2009.  The reception and dinner also served as a benefit for Power Up Gambia.  Special guests included Her Excellency Mrs. Susan Waffa-Ogoo, The Gambian Ambassador to the United Nations, Kathryn Cunningham Hall, founder of Power Up Gambia, Kebba Badgie, CEO of Sulayman Junkung General Hospital, a hospital [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/10/27/a-note-from-ptpis-wilmington-delaware-usa-chapter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>5 Minutes with Bruce Johnson</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/10/22/5-minutes-with%e2%80%a6bruce-johnson/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/10/22/5-minutes-with%e2%80%a6bruce-johnson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[5 Minutes With...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Chapters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School and Classroom Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=332</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It always makes us smile when we hear news of our members being recognized for their achievements.  Bruce Johnson of La Porte, Indiana USA recently received a very prestigious honor.  Read more about Bruce, his award, his amazing travel experiences and his lengthy history of involvement with PTPI. 1. First things first, congratulations on being [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/10/22/5-minutes-with%e2%80%a6bruce-johnson/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
